Toothy McTooth

footfootfoot · 07-25-2014, 11:58 PM

I think I mentioned that a couple of months ago I cracked one of my molars, knocked off a few corners or something. Anyway I stopped by my dentist on the way to OH. As luck would have it, he's also a really good friend. He ground off the broken porcelain overlay and set a temp crown. On the return trip from OH he'll put the for real one on. Yeah for awesome dentist friends!

xoxoxoBruce · 07-26-2014, 01:07 AM

Good move, some of my worst experiences were being far from home and having a dental crisis. One was having a finished root canal blow up on a plane heading for a 12 week assignment in Oregon. Even swearing didn't help much.

busterb · 07-26-2014, 06:37 PM

I once broke a crown lose while working in Ca. Eating jerky and doing takilya shots.
After trying to get it glued back and the bull shit, They wanted to x-ray to see why it came off. See above jerky. I put it in a snuff can and waited till I got home. $ 35 bucks.

footfootfoot · 07-26-2014, 11:53 PM

I've been favoring the other side but you don't realize how much you chew on a side until you can't.

Undertoad · 07-27-2014, 09:11 AM

You people and your luxury dentistry. 4 broken teeth and one missing, partly due to our old dentist friend and partly due to refusing over a certain amount of charity.

orthodoc · 08-23-2014, 12:08 AM

Just arrived in DC for a 5-day Board Review course and I've lost a big filling and cracked the molar. Painful enough that sleep is unlikely. I had pain all day today in clinic and felt like carp and clearly this is why. Luckily I have my traveling stash of a few days' antibiotics in case of cellulitis in my bad arm, so have started that - but what I wouldn't give tonight for some pain relief.

Five days here in class 10 hours/day with an exposed dentine nerve. Good times.

Aliantha · 08-23-2014, 06:15 AM

No wonder you feel like carp. Probably one thats been caught and hit over the head with a blunt object.

Gravdigr · 08-23-2014, 08:06 AM

Holy hell. That's worse than a week of the yellow shitstorms.

glatt · 08-23-2014, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by orthodoc

Five days here in class 10 hours/day with an exposed dentine nerve. Good times.

Robert Tigani, if you can find time to schedule an appointment

monster · 08-23-2014, 11:44 AM

Luke 4:23

sexobon · 08-23-2014, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by orthodoc

- but what I wouldn't give tonight for some pain relief. ...

... Five days here in class 10 hours/day with an exposed dentine nerve. Good times.

In addition to the OTC drug of choice for dental pain, Ibuprofen, pick up some OTC 20% Benzocaine gel in tubes as an adjunct during waking hours. Apply some Ambesol (or generic equivalent), a little dab will do ya, as recommended if these aren't contraindicated for you. Use clove oil in a pinch; but, watch the toxicity.

Sorry for your pain. If I was there I'd help as I can do temporary fillings. I travel with Zinc Oxide & Eugenol in my first aid kit, something you might consider for future travel.

Gravdigr · 08-23-2014, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

Luke 4:23

orthodoc · 08-23-2014, 01:41 PM

Thank you very much, glatt and sexobon. I'll see if I can get an emergency appointment while here, but this weekend will pick up the Anbesol etc.

And yes, I'll put Zinc oxide and eugenol in my travel pack in future. I had no idea they were so inexpensive and useful in this way ... have to get one of my son's friends (a dental student) to give me a lesson in making temporary fillings.

Big Sarge · 08-23-2014, 02:19 PM

ortho - they sell emergency dental kits at pharmacies, wal-greens, walmart, etc. for only a few dollars.

the best solution is to get a big hammer or a brick. hold it in your hand. then smash your big toe as hard as you can. it magically makes the toothache disappear

orthodoc · 08-23-2014, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Sarge

ortho - they sell emergency dental kits at pharmacies, wal-greens, walmart, etc. for only a few dollars.

the best solution is to get a big hammer or a brick. hold it in your hand. then smash your big toe as hard as you can. it magically makes the toothache disappear

Hahaha owwww ... think I'll try the Anbesol first. And the emergency kit. I wonder if those have zinc oxide and eugenol?

07-25-2014, 11:58 PM	#1
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Toothy McTooth I think I mentioned that a couple of months ago I cracked one of my molars, knocked off a few corners or something. Anyway I stopped by my dentist on the way to OH. As luck would have it, he's also a really good friend. He ground off the broken porcelain overlay and set a temp crown. On the return trip from OH he'll put the for real one on. Yeah for awesome dentist friends! __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

07-26-2014, 01:07 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Good move, some of my worst experiences were being far from home and having a dental crisis. One was having a finished root canal blow up on a plane heading for a 12 week assignment in Oregon. Even swearing didn't help much. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-26-2014, 06:37 PM	#3
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	I once broke a crown lose while working in Ca. Eating jerky and doing takilya shots. After trying to get it glued back and the bull shit, They wanted to x-ray to see why it came off. See above jerky. I put it in a snuff can and waited till I got home. $ 35 bucks. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

07-26-2014, 11:53 PM	#4
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I've been favoring the other side but you don't realize how much you chew on a side until you can't. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

08-23-2014, 12:08 AM	#6
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Just arrived in DC for a 5-day Board Review course and I've lost a big filling and cracked the molar. Painful enough that sleep is unlikely. I had pain all day today in clinic and felt like carp and clearly this is why. Luckily I have my traveling stash of a few days' antibiotics in case of cellulitis in my bad arm, so have started that - but what I wouldn't give tonight for some pain relief. Five days here in class 10 hours/day with an exposed dentine nerve. Good times. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

07-27-2014, 09:11 AM	#5
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	You people and your luxury dentistry. 4 broken teeth and one missing, partly due to our old dentist friend and partly due to refusing over a certain amount of charity.

08-23-2014, 06:15 AM	#7
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	No wonder you feel like carp. Probably one thats been caught and hit over the head with a blunt object. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-23-2014, 08:06 AM	#8
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Holy hell. That's worse than a week of the yellow shitstorms. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

08-23-2014, 11:44 AM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Luke 4:23 __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-23-2014, 01:41 PM	#13
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Thank you very much, glatt and sexobon. I'll see if I can get an emergency appointment while here, but this weekend will pick up the Anbesol etc. And yes, I'll put Zinc oxide and eugenol in my travel pack in future. I had no idea they were so inexpensive and useful in this way ... have to get one of my son's friends (a dental student) to give me a lesson in making temporary fillings. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

08-23-2014, 02:19 PM	#14
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	ortho - they sell emergency dental kits at pharmacies, wal-greens, walmart, etc. for only a few dollars. the best solution is to get a big hammer or a brick. hold it in your hand. then smash your big toe as hard as you can. it magically makes the toothache disappear __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

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